EHR tool boosts geriatric assessments, trial finds
By
Kristen Fischer
May 14, 2024
When a team of scientists integrated a tool into an electronic health record platform, it improved geriatric assessments and improved clinician knowledge about the evaluations, according to a report on...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, May 15
By
Kristen Fischer
May 14, 2024
Study: Target anxiety to help people with Parkinson’s walk better … Menstruating earlier in life lowers dementia risk, study finds … Study: Researchers spot problem blood cells that cause clotting,...
When there was greater use of telehealth during pandemic, there were more clinician encounters: study
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Kristen Fischer
May 13, 2024
High telehealth use among Medicare beneficiaries during the pandemic was linked to more clinician encounters and ambulatory care–sensitive hospitalizations, according to a study published Monday in JAMA...
Semaglutide drugs lower diuretic need in heart failure patients, data shows
By
Kristen Fischer
May 13, 2024
Semaglutide — a type of medication used to treat diabetes and can help with weight loss — reduces the need for loop diuretics and dose, and has positive effects on heart failure symptoms, physical...
Two brain proteins linked to dementia could spot it earlier, study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
May 13, 2024
A new study finds that peripheral glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and neurofilament light chain (NfL), two proteins in the brain, could be biomarkers that clinicians can use to spot dementia early....
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, May 14
By
Kristen Fischer
May 13, 2024
Hospitalized, dependent patients have higher risk for hand germs, study finds … New thinking in advancements to prevent Alzheimer’s disease … Report: Some with traumatic brain injuries may have recovered...
Study: Nursing home residents benefit from expanded nurse practitioner role
By
Donna Shryer
May 12, 2024
Nurse practitioners (NPs) increasingly are providing more primary care to nursing home residents with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD), and a recent study examined the potential impact...
Social factors linked to disparities in rehab services for critically ill older adults
By
Donna Shryer
May 12, 2024
A recent study confirmed the link between social determinants of health (SDOH), such as dual Medicare and Medicaid eligibility, rural residence and limited English proficiency, and reduced delivery of...
Study: COVID-19 vaccine tied to longer survival in heart failure patients
By
Donna Shryer
May 12, 2024
Current clinical focus on understanding and unlocking every drug’s full potential has researchers looking at what the COVID-19 vaccine can do — beyond staving off or lessening severity of the virus....
Clinical briefs for Monday, May 13
By
Donna Shryer
May 12, 2024
Alzheimer’s Association awards grant for novel Alzheimer’s drug development … Robotic knee replacement improves results but costs more … Why do we move slower with age? … Yoga may complement...